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HORN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.17, 1903.

win 5.985s.- 4 IN VENTOR 540M By W 9am I ATTORNEYS Patented February 16,1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM GEBERT, OFTRENTON, JERSEY.

HORN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 752,447, dated February16, 1904.

Application filed August 17, 1903.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM GEBERT, a citi- "zen of the United States,and a resident of Trenton, in the county of Mercer and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and Improved Horn, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a reed horn or trumpet thetone of which may be regulated at will. Heretofore it has been sought toattain this object by providing a reedadjusting member attached to thereed and projecting beyond the reed-box, so that said member may begrasped and the reed manipulated according to the tone desired. Thesedevices are cumbersome and the musical efi'ect is very poor. Myinvention seeks to provide a horn in which this regulation of the reedmay be effected by the tongue and lips of the operator, whereby a muchmore delicate action is attained and also a neat and compact instrumentis provided.

This specification is an exact description of one example of myinvention, while the claims define the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a bottom view of a horn embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isaside view thereof. Fig. 3is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 4 is aplan 'view of the reed, and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of thesame.

a indicates the tube of the horn, the mouth end of which is cut offdiagonally, as indicated at a, and 6 indicates the reed-box ormouthpiece, which is placed over the mouth end of the tube and formedwith a diagonal under side 6', corresponding with the diagonal side aofthe tube, but on not so short an angle, so as to allow for thevibration of the reed c, which lies between the sides a and F), as willbe hereinafter fully set forth. The reed-box b is also provided with anopening Z2 which is on its under side and elongated longitudinally ofthe horn.

The reed c has a shank 0', which is clamped Serial No. 169,746. (Nomodel.)

between the tube a and the butt of the mouth piece or reed-box 12, thisshank being joined to the reed proper by means of a crimped neck 0 whichhas an arched crimp therein and serves to mount the tongue with entireresiliency. The parts 0, 0, and c .are preferably constructed of anintegral piece of sheet metal. In assembling the parts the reed c isarranged to lie opposite the opening 5 in the mouthpiece 6. Theoperation of the horn is the same as an ordinary horn excepting that tochange the note it is only necessary to press with the tongue or lipsupon the reed 0, the opening 6 readily allowing" this operation. Thereed may thus be controlled, and in controlling the reed the tone of theinstrument may be varied at will.

Various changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of myinvention may be resorted to at will without departing from the spiritand scope thereof. Hence I consider myself entitled to all suchvariations as may lie within the scope of my claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A horn, having an orifice in the side thereof, anda reed located in the horn and juxtaposed to the orifice, said orificeexposing the reed so that it may be controlled by the thongue of theoperator to vary the note of the orn.

2. A horn, comprising a tube, a reed-box or mouthpiece having an orificetherein, and a reed lying in the reed-box and normally covering theopening.

3. A horn having a tube, a reed-box or mouthpiece having an open end anda longitudinally-elongated opening in its side, and a reed lying in thereed-box and normally extending over the opening in the side thereof.

4. A reed for horns, comprising a reed proper, an elongated shank, thereed and shank being longitudinally alined and a resilient connectionbetween the two.

5. A reed for horns, comprising a reed proper, an elongated shank, thereed and shank being longitudinally alined and a crimped neck connectingthe two, the reed proper, the shank and neck being formed of Intestimony whereofIhave signed my name an integral piece of sheet metal.to this specification in the presence of two sub- 6. A reed for hornscomprising a reed scribing Witnesses. proper, a shank and a neckconnecting the two, 5 all of said parts being formed of sheet metalWitnesses:

and the neck having an arched crimp therein G. B. CLEMMER, resilientlyto mount the reed. J. T. TEMPLE.

WILLIAM GEBERT.

